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Teenage boy dies in one of four separate stabbings in the GTA, Mississauga

The boy, 16, was found near Galleria Shopping Centre, near Dufferin and Dupont Sts. suffering from life-threatening stab wounds

Peel Regional Police respond to a double stabbing in Mississauga. One person was transported to a Toronto trauma center with serious injuries and the other to a local hospital. Two people have been taken into custody.
(Pascal Marchand)

By Fakiha BaigStaff Reporter

Fri., June 23, 2017

The city’s Homicide Unit is investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy near a Toronto mall early Friday morning.

At around 12:25 a.m., officers from 11 Division rushed to Galleria Shopping Centre, near Dufferin and Dupont Sts.

Two witnesses in the area located a 16-year-old male lying outside the plaza suffering from life-threatening stab wounds, said Toronto police.

He was transported to a trauma centre where he succumbed to his injuries.

According to investigators, two possible suspects have been taken into custody but police were unable to provide any further information.

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This is one of three separate stabbing incidents to have occurred overnight.

At around 1:50 a.m., police also responded to a stabbing at Warden subway station, near St Clair Ave. E. and Warden Ave.

Paramedics say a 15-year-old male was transported to the hospital with serious stab wounds on his arm and leg.

The circumstances surrounding this incident are being investigated. Investigators said they are searching for a male suspect.

TTC says subway trains are bypassing Warden Station as police continue to investigate.

Approximately 10 minutes following this incident, police say a 21-year-old woman was stabbed in the back near Danforth Ave. and Monarch Park Ave.

The victim was transported to the trauma centre in life-threatening condition.

There is no word on any possible suspects.

Two people were stabbed during a knife fight Thursday evening in Mississauga. They were taken to hospital in serious condition.

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